Cassava production in Puerto Rico
In 2024 Puerto Rico produced 381 t of cassava, the 87th largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 259%. The record was 6,260 t in 1961. Area harvested: 70 ha, yield 5.4 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 381 t
- World rank
- 87 of 94
- 10-year change
- +259%
- Record
- 6,260 t
- 1961
Cassava in Puerto Rico, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Puerto Rico compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.00%
- 0.00% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 5.4
- world 10.2 (−47%)
- kg per person
- 0.12
- world 41.9
- 10-year change
- +259%
- world +18%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 | Belize | 440 | 0.00% |
| 86 | Brunei | 425 | 0.00% |
| 87 | Puerto Rico | 381 | 0.00% |
| 88 | Bhutan | 360 | 0.00% |
| 89 | Seychelles | 241 | 0.00% |
Map of world production of cassava
Share of the world total; Puerto Rico is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 381 | −19% | 70 | 5.44 |
| 2023 | 470 | −19% | 85 | 5.53 |
| 2022 | 582 | +20% | 95 | 6.13 |
| 2021 | 483 | +0.2% | 83 | 5.82 |
| 2020 | 482 | −12% | 81 | 5.95 |
| 2019 | 549 | −11% | 89 | 6.17 |
| 2018 | 617 | +33% | 94 | 6.56 |
| 2017 | 463 | +15% | 75 | 6.17 |
| 2016 | 403 | +50% | 69 | 5.84 |
| 2015 | 269 | +154% | 55 | 4.89 |
| 2014 | 106 | −45% | 54 | 1.96 |
| 2013 | 193 | −88% | 33 | 5.85 |
| 2012 | 1,559 | +434% | 196 | 7.95 |
| 2011 | 292 | −14% | 44 | 6.64 |
| 2010 | 340 | −15% | 49 | 6.94 |
| 2009 | 399 | −8.1% | 54 | 7.39 |
| 2008 | 434 | −13% | 55 | 7.89 |
| 2007 | 500 | +4.2% | 60 | 8.33 |
| 2006 | 480 | +5.3% | 50 | 9.60 |
| 2005 | 456 | −17% | 49 | 9.31 |
| 2004 | 552 | 0.0% | 60 | 9.20 |
| 2003 | 552 | +2.0% | 60 | 9.20 |
| 2002 | 541 | −4.4% | 62 | 8.73 |
| 2001 | 566 | −3.4% | 73 | 7.75 |
| 2000 | 586 | −2.0% | 77 | 7.61 |
| 1999 | 598 | +11% | 88 | 6.80 |
| 1998 | 540 | +92% | 220 | 2.45 |
| 1997 | 281 | −27% | 20 | 14.05 |
| 1996 | 386 | −35% | 25 | 15.44 |
| 1995 | 590 | −25% | 40 | 14.75 |
| 1994 | 789 | +79% | 50 | 15.78 |
| 1993 | 440 | −78% | 293 | 1.50 |
| 1992 | 2,041 | −20% | 260 | 7.85 |
| 1991 | 2,540 | +6.9% | 320 | 7.94 |
| 1990 | 2,377 | −13% | 300 | 7.92 |
| 1989 | 2,722 | +10% | 340 | 8.01 |
| 1988 | 2,468 | +5.4% | 305 | 8.09 |
| 1987 | 2,341 | +3.2% | 290 | 8.07 |
| 1986 | 2,268 | +2.4% | 290 | 7.82 |
| 1985 | 2,214 | −6.1% | 290 | 7.63 |
| 1984 | 2,359 | −20% | 290 | 8.13 |
| 1983 | 2,948 | +6.7% | 360 | 8.19 |
| 1982 | 2,762 | −10% | 340 | 8.12 |
| 1981 | 3,071 | −5.3% | 370 | 8.30 |
| 1980 | 3,243 | −8.3% | 393 | 8.25 |
| 1979 | 3,538 | −6.6% | 430 | 8.23 |
| 1978 | 3,787 | +3.2% | 460 | 8.23 |
| 1977 | 3,671 | −1.3% | 500 | 7.34 |
| 1976 | 3,719 | −4.6% | 500 | 7.44 |
| 1975 | 3,900 | −13% | 500 | 7.80 |
| 1974 | 4,500 | −0.8% | 1,300 | 3.46 |
| 1973 | 4,536 | +5.3% | 1,309 | 3.47 |
| 1972 | 4,309 | +1.1% | 1,242 | 3.47 |
| 1971 | 4,264 | −4.1% | 1,258 | 3.39 |
| 1970 | 4,445 | −2.0% | 1,258 | 3.53 |
| 1969 | 4,536 | −9.1% | 1,297 | 3.50 |
| 1968 | 4,989 | −12% | 1,414 | 3.53 |
| 1967 | 5,670 | +4.2% | 1,611 | 3.52 |
| 1966 | 5,443 | −7.0% | 1,572 | 3.46 |
| 1965 | 5,851 | +4.9% | 1,808 | 3.24 |
| 1964 | 5,579 | −7.6% | 1,768 | 3.16 |
| 1963 | 6,040 | 0.0% | 1,858 | 3.25 |
| 1962 | 6,040 | −3.5% | 1,858 | 3.25 |
| 1961 | 6,260 | — | 2,712 | 2.31 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of cassava in Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico produced 381 t in 2024, 0.00% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Puerto Rico rank in the world for production of cassava?
Puerto Rico ranked 87th of 94 countries in 2024. The largest producer was Nigeria with 18.3% of the world total.
How has the production of cassava in Puerto Rico changed?
It rose by 259% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +18% for the world. The record was 6,260 t in 1961.
What is the yield of cassava in Puerto Rico?
5.4 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (381 t from 70 ha), against a world average of 10.2 t/ha.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Puerto Rico is imputed by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.